build(deps-dev): update pyinstaller requirement from <6.18,>=6.14.2 to >=6.14.2,<6.19 (#306)

Updates the requirements on
[pyinstaller](https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller) to permit the
latest version.
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href="https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/releases">pyinstaller's
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<blockquote>
<h2>v6.18.0</h2>
<p>Please see the <a
href="https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.18.0/CHANGES.html#id1">v6.18.0
section of the changelog</a> for a list of the changes since
v6.17.0.</p>
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<blockquote>
<h2>6.18.0 (2026-01-13)</h2>
<p>Features</p>
<pre><code>
* Implement support for Tcl/Tk 9 in splash screen. (:issue:`9313`)
<p>Bugfix</p>
<pre><code>
* (macOS) Improve the .framework bundle fix-up code to remove file
entries
  that would be placed under restored symlinked directories. This fixes
file-already-exists errors at build time (onedir) or run-time (onefile)
  when user or a hook tries to collect (all) files from a package that
  ships a .framework bundle with symlinks mangled into hard-copies
(for example, due to lack of symlink support in PyPI wheels).
(:issue:`9335`)
* Have hook for stdlib ``platform`` module exclude the ``_ios_support``
  module when ``sys.platform != 'ios'``. This prevents unnecessary
  collection of ``ctypes``-imported ``libobjc`` shared library if the
  latter happens to be available on the build system. (:issue:`9333`)


Hooks
~~~~~

* Update ``scipy`` hook for compatibility with ``scipy`` 1.17.0.
  (:issue:`9353`)


Bootloader
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(Windows) When spawning &lt;code&gt;onefile&lt;/code&gt; child
process, preserve the values of
&lt;code&gt;dwFlags&lt;/code&gt; and
&lt;code&gt;wShowWindow&lt;/code&gt; in
&lt;code&gt;STARTUPINFO&lt;/code&gt; structure as inherited
from the parent process, instead of forcing them to
&lt;code&gt;STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW&lt;/code&gt;
and &lt;code&gt;SW_NORMAL&lt;/code&gt;.
(:issue:&lt;code&gt;9342&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;6.17.0 (2025-11-24)&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bugfix&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;
* Avoid indirect usage of ``pkg_resources`` which is deprecated and
scheduled to
  be removed in 2025-11-30. (:issue:`9149`)
* Revise the search for Python shared library from :issue:`9218` and
  the restrictions it imposes: enable the fall-back codepath with
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/table&amp;gt; 
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;... (truncated)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;summary&gt;Commits&lt;/summary&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@9efb6f823ef872f9ff6cd365396df7a63459582b&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;9efb6f8&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
Release v6.18.0. [skip ci]&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@52ff65ccc295381c527316424fbe94af9582612a&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;52ff65c&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
hookutils: collect_data_files: work around for msys2/mingw python
3.13&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@4fc690cc1d990c06f5e1ae25d47a9709bdcb3ca2&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;4fc690c&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
hooks: update scipy hook for compatibility with scipy 1.17.0&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@e210971a2012098b6f9c8982a08991679b9a5ded&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;e210971&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
Tests: Requirements: Scheduled weekly dependency update for week 02
(&lt;a
href=&quot;https://redirect.github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/9353&quot;&gt;#9353&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@aa02c3134c18a469eb9e218af06d9c1765918fb5&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;aa02c31&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
Fix dead link in antivirus issue template (&lt;a
href=&quot;https://redirect.github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/9348&quot;&gt;#9348&lt;/a&gt;)
[skip ci]&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@81ce3235a129be70f1a0dcd7a832cea6b3fe0021&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;81ce323&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
ci: remove upstreamed work-around for macos-15-intel runner&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@f3f76be84fca51fa4d933c5640e1a30f19d84fa6&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;f3f76be&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
Tests: Requirements: Scheduled weekly dependency update for week 01
(&lt;a
href=&quot;https://redirect.github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/9349&quot;&gt;#9349&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@73987f554803b26c3b146f9e6075f0765bddd437&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;73987f5&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
building: update warnfile header&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@c889a3cb7f56baf36251761b2bd47221a4787a85&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;c889a3c&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
tests: add a test for preservation of dwFlags and wShowWindow in
STARTUPINFO&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@bcb7e670b279192c0b3b667e239b414a038ec71c&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;bcb7e67&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
Fix: Preserve STARTUPINFO wShowWindow and dwFlags in bootloader (&lt;a
href=&quot;https://redirect.github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/9342&quot;&gt;#9342&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Additional commits viewable in &lt;a
href=&quot;pyinstaller/pyinstaller@v6.14.2...v6.18.0&quot;&gt;compare
view&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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pyproject.toml

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ test = [
 packaging = [
     "build>=1.2.2,<2",
     "distro==1.9.* ; sys_platform == 'linux'",
-    "pyinstaller>=6.14.2,<6.18",
+    "pyinstaller>=6.14.2,<6.19",
     "pyinstaller-hooks-contrib==2025.*",
     "pypiwin32==223 ; sys_platform == 'win32'",
 ]